“I didn’t like it, people always made fun of me,” said Miller, who doesn’t know how he got it. “But now, it’s good. It fits my game. I educate people on the court. I teach people how to play.”

Before the season began, the freshman guard at Park West wasn’t so sure about his mentoring skills. In fact, Miller wasn’t confident about his chances to contribute much to the varsity team. His coach, Abram White, agreed.

“I usually don’t let freshmen on the team,” White said. “And they almost never start for me.”

Upon seeing his competition, Miller understood why.

“There was so much talent at the tryout, I didn’t think I’d make it,” Miller said. “I think I changed some minds on the layup line.”

The 5-foot-10 Miller quickly made an impression with a series of thunderous dunks during warmups, and on the first play of the tryouts, he stole a pass, went the length of the court and slammed it with two hands.

“The whole gym went quiet,” White said. “That’s when I knew he was different.”

Miller hasn’t disappointed. He has played well during the Seahawks’ 16-5 season, but broke through on Saturday in a win over Boys & Girls. Considered by many to be the finest backcourt in the PSAL, Boys’ Lee Church and Stephon Cox figured to be able to overwhelm Miller and his fellow freshman guard, Ramel Bradley.

Instead, Miller poured in a season-high 30 points to help provide the upset.

And while his performance likely surprised some, Miller was merely meeting his own expectations that he has cultivated this year.

“When I put my mind to it, no one can stop me,” Miller said. “I heard about those guys [Church and Cox], but I’m not intimidated by anyone. I’ll let everyone talk about them. I hope people sleep on me and then I can scorch them.”

Even his own mother has slighted Miller.

“She always said I wasn’t going to make it,” Miller said. “It turned out she was just trying to make me work harder. But I believed her and really put in more effort last summer.”

Now, there’s no telling where he may wind up.

“Pretty soon, no one will want to play us,” Miller said. “We’re teaching people all about Park West.”